Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a chain restaurant with more than 500 locations, could be opening in the Ambassador Town Center anchored by Costco.

"We can confirm that we are looking at opening a Red Robin restaurant in the Lafayette area in 2016," says Amanda Iodice, a spokeswoman for Red Robin. "That is all we're able to provide right now."

Ryan Pecot, senior retail leasing and development executive for Stirling Properties, says that negotiations are ongoing between the folks at Red Robin and the development companies behind Ambassador Town Center.

"I can confirm that we are working on crafting a deal with them," he says. "But nothing is finalized yet."

The only other location of Red Robin in the state is in the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.

While Red Robin is best known for its burgers, the menu offers something for just about every appetite.

Red Robin opened in the Ambassador Town Center this year.(Photo: Gannett file photo)

There are plenty of sandwich, wrap, soup and salad options, and you can swap steak fries for just about anything, from steamed broccoli to mac 'n' cheese. Appetizers range from a mini wedge salad to loaded steak fries.

The original Red Robin building dates back to 1940 when the Seattle restaurant was called Sam's Tavern. University of Washington students would often hear Sam singing the Bing Crosby song "When the Red, Red Robin comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along," and Sam loved the song so much he eventually changed the name of his tavern to Sam's Red Robin.